Legal Center Testifies on Renewing the Voting Rights Act

On October 20, J. Gerald Hebert, executive director and director of litigation at the Campaign Legal Center, testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. The Subcommittee is holding a series of hearings over the next several weeks on the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, parts of which are scheduled to expire in 2007. Mr. Hebert's testimony focused primarily on the issue of "bailouts" under the Voting Rights Act.